2. “Coupon Code & Sales” Post

I got my very first affiliate sale from a coupon code post. I wrote a post on 'HostGator 1 Cent Coupon' because I started my blogging journey with that offer. That post started getting a right amount of traffic from Google, and I got some quick sales.

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Later I’ve many written many posts on coupon codes.

Now let’s see how you can write a coupon code post that gets rank as well as affiliate sales.

At first, make a list of products/services that you are promoting on your blog.

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Now select a product that is already making you money (if any).

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Then go to Google and start typing “Product coupo…” and wait for Google auto-suggestion. If Google suggests coupon code or promo code, that means people are looking for the coupon for that product.

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Now contact the product owner and ask if they can provide a custom coupon code for your readers.

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If they provide a coupon code, that’s great. If they don’t, collect working coupon codes through Google search.

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Research on the posts which are on the first page of Google for your target keywords.

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Try to write a better post than others with a unique and click-worthy title.

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3. “List of Best X or Best X for Y” Post

"List-Post" is one of the most popular post types on the internet. It performs well on both Social Media and Search Engines.

Here at RoadToBlogging, We have quite a good number of list posts. One of my blog posts ranks for the keywords 'best WordPress theme sites' where I gave Elegant Themes the number one spot. And Elegant Themes are generating quite some sales every month from that post.

There are several types of list posts. But “Best X and Best X for Y” are the most popular list post. To make it clear, let’s see an example.

Best X: 10 Best Desks To Buy In 2018

Best X for Y: 10 Best Desks For Your Home Office In 2018

It’s comparatively easy to get rank for the post “Best X For Y”. It also converts well.

Now let’s see how you can write a list post.

Find a popular section on your niche.

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Now go to SEMrush and search for “Best X for”. For example, if it’s WordPress themes, search for “Best WordPress themes for”

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Choose a keyword that suits your blog.

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Write a post on that topic.

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Make sure your title has keywords like best, top, 2018, to buy, etc.

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Interlink if there are any related reviews.

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Promote the post. And if possible, let the product owners know that you’ve mentioned them in the post.

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5. “Single Review” Post

Writing review posts is a great way to generate affiliate sales. But review posts shouldn't be written just for the sake of getting more affiliates sales. Rather it should help others to make a right purchase decision.

We don’t have much review posts at RoadToBlogging. But we have an entire number of review posts on our another blog WPLeaders.com. And those are performing well.

Now let’s see how we can write an honest review.

At first, choose a popular product or service in your niche.

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If you have already used it, that’ great. If you haven’t, give it a test drive.

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6. “How To” Post

A lot of our daily searches on Google starts with “How to”. That makes “How to” posts the most popular posts on the internet. These are also known as Tutorial Posts.

I’ve written a lot of tutorial posts. Those are performing well regarding getting traffic and sales. For example, I’ve written a post on ‘How to sign up for Payoneer’. This post drives a lot of traffic from Google, and it generates a lot of referrals. Here’s the last year’s income report.

Now let’s see how to write a “How To” post that converts.

At first, find out how your affiliate products/service can solve a problem or what people want to learn about the product or service.

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Choose a good topic.

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Write a step-by-step guide on that topic.

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Add the call to actions to get the sales.

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Optimize the post for SEO to get high rank in Google.

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7. “Ultimate Resources” Post

This type of post contains an ultimate list of resources for a niche. It could be tools, services, products, books, etc. You can publish it as a blog post or page. As an example, you can check our tools page.

Resources page or post convert well because people love to learn about the tools or services others are using and getting benefits. Pat Flynn of SmartPassiveIncome shared that his most affiliate income comes from his resource page.

If you are in a particular niche, you can publish a list of tools or services or products or anything that’s related to the niche.

Thank you so much. I been doing affiliate marketing for two years and still struggling, but learning. I just started blogging on my website. http://shopalmostanything.com/ I have a lot to learn. Your info was valuable to me. I didn’t get the ebook in my email. Thanks